North Bay (Bagh a Tuath) offers an alternative mooring on Barra in southerlies or westerlies.
North Bay Pier and Facilities
There are limited facilities at North Bay pier and there is a post bus to Barra’s main settlement of Castlebay. It may be possible to arrange for Calor Gas delivery to North Bay if you ring ahead on 01871 810846.
Shell Beach Landing Strip
Perhaps the most immediately dramatic sight and one of the main attractions on Barra is the world’s only tidal airport on the wide expanse of Traigh Mhor with planes landing on the beach between high tides; which has been voted the world’s favourite aviation approach. A more lasting impression comes from the stunning colours of the sea from pale blue to deep turquoise set off by the dazzling shell sand beaches.
Local Walks and Barra Sights
Only five minutes walk over the dunes from the airport lies the white sand beach of Traigh Eais on the Atlantic coast, this Barra beach is over 2 km long and rarely visited.
A slightly longer stroll leads to the medieval church of Cille Bharra with magnificent views and its poignant graveyard containing a number of Commonwealth Graves
